revitalization for answers. Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in Economics, once said that Japan was a "full-dress rehearsal for the … current crisis." Japan has experienced and valiantly overcome the burst of their Bubble economy, financial crisis, lukewarm … recovery, and more than a decade-long deflation and stagnation to become one of the most stable economies today. Japan's Great …

After experiencing spectacular economic growth and industrial development for much of the postwar era, Japan plunged … is only now emerging. Japan's malaise, marked by recession or weak economic activity, commodity and asset price deflation … industrial world since the 1930s. In Japan's Great Stagnation, experts on the Japanese economy consider key questions about the …

growth from the perspective of demographic change: will aging Korea become another Japan? / Kyooho Kwon -- 4. Export dynamics … of Japan, Korea and China / Kyu-Chul Jung -- Part II Resource allocations and TFP -- 5. Product market efficiencies and … policy following in the footsteps of Japan? / Dongchul Cho -- 11. Aging and housing prices: the cases of Korea and Japan …

Japan's dramatic transformation from economic success to economic stagnation offers important policy lessons to … trends experienced by Japan? This judicious volume investigates in depth the causes of Japan's 'lost decades' versus the real … differences between the Korean and Japanese economies, and examine policy measures taken by Japan during the lost decades. From …

Japan’s economy is gaining strength, but vulnerability to sovereign risk is rising. The new government has a greater …. Global events have focused on Japan’s fiscal problems, and raised the urgency for fiscal adjustment. Easing measures by the … Bank of Japan (BoJ) will help recovery and address the risks of deflation. The banking sector has improved, but faces a …

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan’s external position remains strong. Boosted by investment … income, the current account surplus widened in 2006 to nearly 4 percent of Japan’s GDP, despite a shrinking trade balance …

Japan has responded swiftly to stabilize markets, and activity has begun to recover. The immediate priority is to … fiscal adjustment and support the recovery. Japan is an important contributor to regional growth and stability. Despite the … adversity caused by the earthquake, Japan continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to international cooperation …